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AllSimpson.com is the
unofficial fanlisting for the
beautiful and talented actress
Jessica Simpson. We provide the
biography, discography, latest news,
pictures, and much more. I hope you
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:: July 2005 :: |
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04 July
2005 -
Indianapolis
Star |
| Simpson's The
Newest Wartime Pinup |
Fresh from her visit
to Iraq, all-American girl Jessica Simpson appears
on the July cover of GQ wearing camouflage pants, an
American-flag bikini and military dog tags. "That's
why I'm there," the pop singer tells GQ. "To bring
smiles, even if I have to show a little cleavage."
Simpson is the latest in a long line of wartime
pinups dating back to World War II, when soldiers
decorated their bombers and tents with Vargas Girls
sketches (named for their creator, Alberto Vargas)
and photographs of Betty Grable.
The iconic pinup image of Simpson was photographed
by Peggy Sirota, who says she never gave the pinup
history much thought when she came up with the idea.
In one of her photographs, Simpson is crawling on
all fours in combat boots and a camouflage swimsuit,
her hair billowing from a real Huey helicopter
hovering overhead.
Sirota says she and Simpson hope the photos "bring a
smile to the face of anybody involved in that
endeavor."
"We get a ton of e-mail from soldiers, and their two
biggest complaints are a lack of women and a lack of
beer," says James Heidenry, executive editor of
Maxim magazine. Because of a military ban on booze,
no one can help with the beer, but the magazine's
sexy pictorials are a favorite with troops.
The July issue of Maxim is dedicated to U.S. troops
and has three separate covers featuring models
Carmen Electra, Kelly Hu and Kim Smith posing with
militaria including a Kevlar helmet. The issue also
includes three pullout posters of the models on one
side and a picture of an apple pie on the back "so
soldiers can swap it around if (Donald) Rumsfeld
makes a surprise visit," Heidenry says.
Model and sports reporter LeeAnn Tweeden, 32, says
there is no difference between the pinup models of
yesteryear and today.
"It's still about that beautiful image of a
beautiful woman that guys -- and the majority are
guys -- long to come home to, whether it's a pinup,
or a photo of a wife or girlfriend."
The host of Speed Channel's "NASCAR Nation" and
correspondent on Fox Sports' "Best Damn Sports Show
Period" is returning to Iraq for a fourth time in
August on a USO tour and will appear on that month's
cover of FHM magazine. "It's my way of giving
something back to boost morale and brighten up the
troops."
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